About John
I am a structural geologist interested in a wide range of research topics, including shear zones and strain localization, large-magnitude extension and the development of metamorphic core complexes, strike-slip deformation during oblique convergence/divergence, and the Mesozoic to recent tectonic evolution of western United States. My research is field-oriented and typically involves geologic mapping and/or field-based structural analysis, and I also incorporate microstructural analysis to evaluate strain and deformation conditions and geo/thermochronology to constrain timing and rates of deformation.
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- large-magnitude extension and the development of metamorphic core complexes; Mesozoic to recent tectonic evolution of the western United States; shear zones and strain localization; geologic mapping
Education
PhD, geology - University of Texas
Austin, 2011
MS, geology - University of California
Santa Barbara, 2004
BA, geology - Pomona College
Claremont, California, 2001